A large brown grocery sack and a little lip stick other than that, nothing. 

Well, the idea of putting tons of chemicals on the skin did sound somewhat alienating and totally unhealthy.

But I tried coconut oil as a foundation and it works really well, but mixed with almond oil so it isn't so shiny looking.
I wear normal foundation sometimes, but like others have said, it does make the skin very plasticy.
Then mascara and sometimes eyeliner if I can draw carefully 
Lipstick rounds it off, but not always needed, especially in the hotter weather.
I do think natural products are the way to go.

Hi Nicole;
Yes good points. I use serum immediatedly after I have had Laser treatment as I find it helps  the recovery process. I also have a really nice beauty therapist that I see as I have a full facial once a month, especially in winter as I find the central heating tends to dry out my skin. She uses a facial peel as pat of the treatment. Between facials I use an Avocado  base facial mask once a week and every few days I also use a Facial scrub. The thing is as we get older and especially with the HRT giving me such soft smooth sand silky skin its so important to look after it now I have got it.

Another thing I do (which I never did as before I started the transition) is once a week I fill a bath and put in some perfumed scent - just a few drops and some bubbles and then light scented candles around the bathroom and then lie in the bath (with my hair up of course)  and generally soak a few hours in the afternoon away. I then lie gently back and give myself a 15 minutes massage to each of my breasts as my Nurse practitioner has told me that as they develop in size, it is important to ensure that they are getting a good blood supply to the developing milk ducts and tissues.  After the bath its moisturising cream on my legs, thighs, arms buttocks, tummy and breasts and hand creme on my fingers, nails and cuticles and some breast cream gently massaged into and around the nipples.
As my girlfriends Maggie, Alison & Yvonne used to tell me - Now that you have become a woman it is essential that one make some time available to yourself  to make yourself feel good, beautiful and sensuous especially if you want to look and feel your best when greeting your partner when they come home.

None usually, people often think I'm wearing makeup thanks to my long eye lashes and awesome complexion. If I do wear makeup, its eyeliner and a bit of lip gloss.

Sometimes I'll put on some eyeshadow and mascara, but normally I don't bother with any of it.

I have quite a few scares due to various injuries, most have faded quite a bit and I figured most folks wouldn't notice anymore, but I still see them and someone randomly drew attention saying "Wow!!! You've been through some...
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One is kind of a large fishhook shape on my left cheek and another is from a long gash on my right cheek and then there's the one from nearly getting my nose torn off and some smaller stuff

So anyway, I'm thinking possibly I should start using a light foundation again

I've got these weird brown blotches that appeared on my face last year. They are either age spots or from the HRT or both. Light foundation is perfect.

Right now, none, just a compression garment and sunglasses, and I'm ready for the day, but usually I wear under eye concealer, eyeliner, a light coat of mascara, light colored eyeshadow on my upper lid during the day, some bronzer during the summer or a little blush during the rest of the year, and lipstick.  After I heal, I am going to stick with the same routine; I like makeup.

Still new to makeup, but the staples are lip gloss, mascara, and an eyebrow pencil.  Sometimes a light powder to even out my skin ever so slightly.  For occasions requiring more presentation I'll include a light foundation, eye shadow, mascara and lipstick.

Quote from: kittenpower on September 25, 2015, 05:01:37 PM
Right now, none, just a compression garment and sunglasses, and I'm ready for the day, but usually I wear under eye concealer, eyeliner, a light coat of mascara, light colored eyeshadow on my upper lid during the day, some bronzer during the summer or a little blush during the rest of the year, and lipstick.  After I heal, I am going to stick with the same routine; I like makeup.

How much longer until we see the new you?

I should be presentable in 2-3 weeks.

I only tend to wear make up when I am going out for a night out or some event.

I love the idea of wearing makeup everyday but I am too lazy to do it to be honest.

My everyday makeup is just liquid foundation and concealer for a few problem areas (chronic dark circles under my eyes -_-). It takes like five minutes to put on, and it really brightens up my face and makes my complexion look more smooth. I'm way too lazy to do full makeup on a daily basis, but I'm starting to think I should learn to do it properly for special occasions and that kind of thing.

Quote from: stephaniec on September 25, 2015, 03:03:56 PM
I've got these weird brown blotches that appeared on my face last year. They are either age spots or from the HRT or both. Light foundation is perfect.

I get those too Stephanie.

Depends on where and when I'm going and what I'm wearing. Sometimes it depends on my mood. For work, super basic, enough to hide my dark circles and what's left of my facial hair, mascara, and sometimes eyeliner. My current avatar is pretty much my typical day out.

Quote from: Lady Smith on September 25, 2015, 10:06:01 PM
I get those too Stephanie.

thanks for the info, It was strange, I don't know when they showed up . One day I look in the mirror and saw them , I figured they were age spots then someone else mentioned that HRT gave them freckles . A light layer of foundation does the trick though.

Generally I won't use any if I'm just going out for a short time. If I'm going someplace special or going to be away for a while, I'll use a foundation but not too heavy with a light powder brushed over the foundation. I find it helps disguise any facial hair growth.

Occasionally I'll do some mascara on the eye lashes but with glasses, no one really notices but I know it's there.

Generally some clear nail polish as I find getting a good coverage with coloured polish difficult.

Some lipstick and I'm good to go.